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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Feeder Cattle Market Report

Springfield, Missouri · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 24, 2021

402 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.74/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $879/hd at 638 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.54/cwt +12.24 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 596 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.26/cwt +7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 408 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 402 1,519 0
Feeder cattle 402 1,519 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, not enough feeder cattle for an adequate price test, undertone firm. Supply was light with the Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 164.00 $164.00 $648 +5.21
425–440 433 4 152.00–156.00 $153.97 $667 -2.41
472–490 480 6 145.00–148.00 $147.00 $706 -5.98
515–548 532 8 137.00–156.00 $146.69 $780 -6.81
550–585 572 6 130.00–153.00 $144.67 $828 -3.29
603 603 3 144.00 $144.00 $868 -3.04
655–665 660 4 130.00–147.00 $138.56 $914 +0.94
885–895 888 3 125.00–138.00 $133.63 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–393 373 5 173.00–181.00 $176.37 $658 —
405–445 417 5 171.00–180.00 $175.13 $730 —
528–539 532 10 160.00–161.00 $160.60 $854 -2.69
590–598 596 13 159.00–169.00 $166.54 $993 +12.24
625 625 3 151.00 $151.00 $944 -4.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 337 5 140.00 $140.00 $472 —
370–395 377 5 110.00–131.00 $123.07 $464 —
418 418 3 119.00 $119.00 $497 -21.00
475–495 482 5 108.00–128.00 $114.50 $552 -21.50
513–535 523 4 108.00–120.00 $114.11 $597 —
555–585 575 3 90.00–112.00 $104.92 $603 —
823 823 3 105.00 $105.00 $864 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 6 139.00–140.00 $139.47 $453 —
415–440 433 8 132.00–144.00 $138.85 $601 +3.13
458–480 464 4 130.00–140.00 $136.23 $632 +4.18
505–547 530 9 134.00–138.00 $135.94 $720 +7.62
555–590 573 8 120.00–135.00 $129.18 $740 -2.80
600–630 620 10 120.00–135.00 $130.81 $811 +1.61
755–770 765 3 125.00–128.00 $125.99 $964 -3.77
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 5 157.00 $157.00 $586 +5.86
400–425 408 11 143.00–151.00 $149.26 $609 +7.95
458–480 471 6 141.00–147.00 $143.45 $676 —
515–535 521 7 138.00–145.00 $141.45 $737 +0.77
563–590 574 10 135.00–142.50 $139.75 $802 -1.21
603–605 604 4 136.00–140.00 $138.25 $835 -3.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 3 108.00–110.00 $109.34 $364 —
460–495 480 3 90.00–109.00 $100.52 $482 -5.26
500–535 514 4 90.00–110.00 $100.83 $518 -9.88
550–593 576 7 88.00–110.00 $100.91 $581 —
645 645 3 104.00 $104.00 $671 —
668–678 674 5 93.50–102.50 $98.93 $667 —
700–735 715 6 110.00–115.00 $112.18 $802 +1.74
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
709 709 4 90.00 $90.00 $638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–445 424 5 140.00–152.00 $146.96 $623 +1.34
483 483 3 157.00 $157.00 $758 +15.60
515 515 3 135.00–152.00 $146.33 $754 +16.13
570–575 572 9 138.00–149.00 $145.77 $834 +11.82
620–649 638 16 130.00–145.00 $137.74 $879 +2.93
665–695 676 8 130.00–143.00 $139.90 $946 +10.07
770–775 773 4 117.00–120.00 $118.50 $916 -7.81
800–810 803 3 109.00–114.00 $110.68 $889 -9.12
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 178.00 $178.00 $587 —
476 476 4 166.50 $166.50 $793 —
603–648 621 5 147.00–166.00 $154.93 $962 +12.93

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–345 338 6 91.00–100.00 $93.87 $317 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.